The Marathon They Almost Canceled
2008-04-13 09:40:13 / myapplemenu
by Jon Marcus, Boston GlobeIce. Wind. Sleet. Rain. Downed power lines. No-show volunteers. The minute-by-minute story of just how close organizers came ot calling off the 2007 Boston Marathon, something never done in the race's 111 years.
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